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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Year 2000 time change(Format support)
To: babkin@hq.icb.chel.su (Serge A. Babkin)
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> > How about the year 2038 problem, then ? =-) I believe time_t
> > overflows then.
> 
> I believe there will be no 32-bit computers anymore then :-)

But all the 64 and 128 bit computers will still have to support
V86 for Microsoft OS's for people who want to run copies of "Great
Plains Accounting" dating from March of 1987...

Luckily, we don't implement Microsoft OS's...


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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